Word · Frequency #8785
overthrow
推翻；颠覆；打倒
The act of removing a ruler or government by force or threat of force
- 1.
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
通过武力或武力威胁将统治者或政府赶下台；推翻；篡夺
- 2.
A throw that goes too far.
扔得过远的投掷
- 3.
the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
统治者或机构的终结(尤其通过武力)
- 4.
the act of disturbing the mind or body
扰乱心神或身体的行为
投掷过远；过头的一掷；身心扰乱；失调；通过武力或武力威胁将统治者或政府赶下台；推翻；篡夺；扔得过远的投掷；统治者或机构的终结(尤其通过武力)
In use
The revolution led to the overthrow of the monarchy.
The scandal caused the overthrow of the government.
The news of his failure brought about an overthrow of his confidence.
she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living
Connections
Collocations
- the overthrow of the government
- 推翻政府
- The overthrow of the government led to years of civil war.政府被推翻导致了多年的内战。
- a violent overthrow
- 暴力颠覆
- The violent overthrow of the dictator shocked the world.对独裁者的暴力颠覆震惊了世界。
- attempted overthrow
- 未遂的推翻
- The military was accused of an attempted overthrow of the president.军方被指控企图推翻总统。
- plot the overthrow
- 策划推翻
- They were arrested for plotting the overthrow of the regime.他们因策划推翻该政权而被捕。
- call for the overthrow
- 呼吁推翻
- Protesters called for the overthrow of the ruling party.抗议者呼吁推翻执政党。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把统治者从王座上“扔过头顶”（over+throw）摔下台，记住动作“推翻”的力量。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：politics、baseball/sports、medicine/psychology 作名词时，overthrow 有多个义项：政治语境中通常指用武力推翻政府或统治者，较正式；体育（如棒球）语境中可指投掷过远；医学或心理描述中可指身心扰乱。整体上该词多用于书面或较正式的表达，具体含义需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 overthrow 的最后一个重读音节 /θroʊ/ 押韵（元音及之后辅音相同）：throw, go, show, blow, slow, though。注意拼写相似的 thrown /θroʊn/、overthrown /ˌoʊvərˈθroʊn/ 多了一个 /n/，through /θruː/ 读长音 /uː/，均不押韵；另以 -ow 结尾的 cow /kaʊ/, now /naʊ/, how /haʊ/ 读 /aʊ/，也不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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